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21:30, July 17, 2007 |
The Foreign Minister of Pakistan Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri emphasized the need for an early agreement on the Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) Gas Pipeline Project when meeting visiting Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Dr. Mehdi Safri on Tuesday, a statement made by Pakistani foreign ministry said.
Kasuri said an early agreement on the IPI Gas Pipeline Project will have a strategic bearing on the progress in other areas of cooperation between Pakistan and Iran.
Safri expressed Iran's desire to further strengthen its relations with Pakistan in various fields.
The situation in Afghanistan was also one of the issues the two sides discussed. Both sides reiterated their resolve to continue to assist Afghanistan in its endeavors to restore peace and stability.
The Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister is visiting Pakistan for the periodic bilateral consultations between the Foreign Ministries of the two countries.
The visit is a follow-up on the agreement reached during the visit of Foreign Minister Kasuri to Tehran in December 2006 to hold such consultations periodically.
Source: Xinhua
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